EP 2235980 B1 20200624 - PROVIDING WI-FI LOCATION INFORMATION TO A MOBILE DEVICE IN ORDER TO ESTIMATE ITS POSITION
Title (en)
PROVIDING WI-FI LOCATION INFORMATION TO A MOBILE DEVICE IN ORDER TO ESTIMATE ITS POSITION
Title (de)
LIEFERUNG VON WIFI-STANDORTINFORMATIONEN AN EIN MOBILES GERÄT ZUR POSITIONSBERECHNUNG DESSELBEN
Title (fr)
FOURNITURE D'INFORMATIONS D'EMPLACEMENT WI-FI À UN DISPOSITIF MOBILE AFIN D'ESTIMER SA POSITION
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 2008087969 W 20081222
- US 96667307 A 20071228
Abstract (en)
[origin: US2008176583A1] Methods and systems for selecting and providing a relevant subset of Wi-Fi location information to a mobile client device so the client device may estimate its position with efficient utilization of resources. A method of providing a relevant subset of information to a client device is based in part on scanning for Wi-Fi access points within range of the client device, using a Wi-Fi database that covers a large target region to retrieve information about these access points, using this information to estimate the position of the mobile client device, selecting a limited region in the vicinity of the estimated location of the client device, and providing information about Wi-Fi access points within this limited region to the client. For efficient transfer and maintenance of data, the target region may be divided into a hierarchy of fixed geographical tiles.
IPC 8 full level
H04W 4/021 (2018.01); H04W 24/00 (2009.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); H04W 4/024 (2018.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01); H04W 16/18 (2009.01); H04W 48/14 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
G01S 5/0236 (2013.01 - EP US); G01S 5/0295 (2020.05 - EP); H04L 67/5683 (2022.05 - US); H04W 4/02 (2013.01 - EP); H04W 4/021 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 4/024 (2018.01 - US); H04W 4/027 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 4/029 (2018.01 - EP US); H04W 8/005 (2013.01 - US); H04W 48/20 (2013.01 - US); H04W 16/18 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 48/08 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 48/14 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 64/00 (2013.01 - EP US); H04W 84/12 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (examination)
- US 2005164710 A1 20050728 - BEUCK DAVID P [US]
- US 2004102192 A1 20040527 - SERCEKI ZELJKO JOHN [US]
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
US 2008176583 A1 20080724; US 8369264 B2 20130205; AU 2008345574 A1 20090709; AU 2008345574 B2 20131212; CA 2710842 A1 20090709; CA 2710842 C 20171128; CN 101953197 A 20110119; EP 2235980 A1 20101006; EP 2235980 A4 20140820; EP 2235980 B1 20200624; JP 2011509028 A 20110317; JP 5419891 B2 20140219; KR 101603801 B1 20160316; KR 20100108399 A 20101006; TW 200942057 A 20091001; TW I499325 B 20150901; US 2013310064 A1 20131121; US 2015172863 A1 20150618; US 2016323704 A1 20161103; US 8983493 B2 20150317; US 9392407 B2 20160712; US 9888345 B2 20180206; WO 2009086278 A1 20090709
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 96667307 A 20071228; AU 2008345574 A 20081222; CA 2710842 A 20081222; CN 200880125792 A 20081222; EP 08866698 A 20081222; JP 2010540832 A 20081222; KR 20107016391 A 20081222; TW 97150525 A 20081224; US 2008087969 W 20081222; US 201313758154 A 20130204; US 201514627660 A 20150220; US 201615206960 A 20160711